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Saint Mary's College: cost, admission and results

Saint Mary's College is a private nonprofit college in Notre Dame, Indiana. It has about 1,458 undergraduate students. It admits 76% of applicants. The average net price for students with federal aid is $25,741 a year.

At a glance

  • 76%Admission rate
  • $25,741Net price a year
  • 75%Graduation rate
  • $69,044Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
Type
Private nonprofit
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Suburb of a large city
Undergraduate students
1,458
Graduate students
96
Students per teacher
9 to 1
Special character
Women only
Accredited by
Higher Learning Commission
Website
saintmarys.edu

Getting in

Saint Mary's College admits 76% of those who apply, which makes it open to most applicants. The median admission rate of colleges on this site that report one is 77%. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1246 out of 1600 (midpoints: 588 in reading and writing, 573 in maths). The midpoint ACT score is 26 out of 36.

What it costs

Tuition and fees for a year$55,093
Room and meals on campus$14,474
Books and supplies$300
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$68,589
Average net price after grants and scholarships$25,741

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off. It is 30% above the median net price of colleges in Indiana on this site ($19,832). International students normally pay the published tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$22,362
$30,001 to $48,000$17,073
$48,001 to $75,000$19,756
$75,001 to $110,000$22,785
Above $110,000$30,740

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeIN medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year88%76%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)75%59%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$69,044$58,360$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$26,000$22,000$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Indiana and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

26% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 55% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 100% women and 0% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 28 of the 53 colleges in Indiana on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,464.

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Common questions

What is the acceptance rate of Saint Mary's College?

Saint Mary's College admits 76% of applicants, according to the College Scorecard.

How much is tuition at Saint Mary's College?

Published tuition and fees are $55,093 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Saint Mary's College?

75% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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